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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, An Interview with a Bear, Chapter 8, In the Midst of the Yosemite Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 3, when did John's father relocate the family?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1867.

2. How did the bear react when John encountered it a second time?
(a) It ignored him.
(b) It stood up, looked at him, and growled.
(c) It ran away from him.
(d) It didn't seem to mind John.

3. How did John react when he spent a summer in the city?
(a) He was inspired to write poetry.
(b) He wanted to leave his parents to make a life for himself.
(c) He felt like he was wasting away.
(d) He felt at home.

4. In what month was John born?
(a) October.
(b) April.
(c) August.
(d) May.

5. What did John want to see at the Sierra Nevada?
(a) The peaks.
(b) The lights.
(c) The waterfalls.
(d) The valleys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day did John and his siblings work on the land for their father?

2. Why did John go to the top of the dome?

3. What did John decide to do regarding bears after his second encounter?

4. What did John want to investigate in the early summer of 1869?

5. In what season did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?

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